Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-06-17
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Written and compiled for the HERALD.
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DAYS it has been cool enough for
light Overcoats, and the procession
to the seashore and mountains has
been temporarily halted.
Two milliOnalres have been prom
inent in local interest during the
week. Jay Gould made q flying
unostentatious visit here on his
steam yacht, ATLANTA. The beauti-
ful vessel was anchored about a
mile below the city while the mil
lionaire and his wife came ashore
and remained half day driving to
some of the places OF interest. Mr..
Gould, it is said, is in search Of
health and recreation. He improv-
ed the opportunity to visit the
tomb of Washington at Mount Yer
non, and stood upon the bluff
from which 1t is said that Washing
ton threw a silver dollar to the
MARYLAND shore. a full half mile
distant. The English Chief Justice
Colrldge heard of this fabulous feat
when he stood on the same pro-
montary three years ago, and said
he was not prepared to dispute it,
but if it we're so, it was evlnced
that a dollar would go farther In
Washington's time than it would
now.
Mr.. Corcoran, the Washington
millionaire and phllanthropist, was
stricken with paralysis last week
while seated at the dinner table;
death seemed inevitable, for the
venerable good man is now in his
elghty.ninth year, but his recovery
has been rapid and remarkable, and
his physician says that he hopes TO
have him ready for his usual sum-
mer solourn at the White Sulphur
Virginia Springs, within week.
There has been a revival Of talk
in political circles, about an extra
session during the week, but the
better opinion is that the President
will not issue the call.
Mr.. Carlisle is expected here be-
fore long, and when he comes the
situation will be discussed between
him and other members who will
then be in the city, and arrange
ments will be made for more formal
conferences, and possibly for a eau
Gus little later. The indications
are now that the men who wish to
take the tax off of tobacco will have
strength enough to do so, and the
only question is, whether it will be
done under an agreement or COM
prise with the tariff reformers,
many of whom are among those
who want the tobacco tax removed,
or by coalition with the republl-
cans. The difficulty the tobacco
men find in dealing with the latter
is that they will insist upon taking
the duty off sugar, which Mr.. Ran
dali and his followers are all op-
posed to. II the democrats agree
among themselves, they can keep
the duty on sugar.
\ vigorous effort will be made
in the coming Congress to have In
auguration day changed from the
18th of March to the 30tb of April,
the day upon which Washington
was inaugurated. The proposed
celebration of the centennial of the
adoption of the constitution, has
already been much agitated. The
Senate at it's last s essiOn passed a
resolution in its favor, and Con-
gress is committed to beth this
project and the celebration OF the
four hundredth anniversary of the
discovery of America in 1892.
The infantry and artillery arms
of the service have long had en-
campments in the District, but the
cavalry branch OF the service has
been kept busy on the frontier. 1t
IS the intention of Gen. Sheridan
to station two cavalry companies
here to take part in official parades.
The recent competitive drill so
much pleased the commanding gen.
eral, that he has determined to use
his efforts to have Congress make
an appropriation for an annual
drill to be held at Washington I'M
der the supervision Ofofficers OF the
regular army. Such drill would
doubtless be effective in promoting
the efficiency and esprit d~ corps
of the many volunteer organlza'
tions throughout the country, and
| it would doubtless keep in training
an effective and we'll equipped small
army that wOuld respond promptly
! in the hour of need. 1t is against
the genius of our institutions and
the policy Of our government to
maintain a large standing army,
but as prudential measures we will
do we'll to keep alive the military
habit and spirit.
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